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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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70 sections with “property damage”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.247-21 Contractor Liability for Personal Injury and/or Property Damage.
    … or for transportation-related services: Contractor Liability for Personal Injury and/or Property Damage (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor assumes responsibility for all damage or injury to persons or property occasioned through the use, main…
  • FAR 28.303 Insurance against loss of or damage to Government property.
    …en the Government requires or approves insurance to cover loss of or damage to Government property (see 45.104, Responsibility and liability for Government property), it may be provided by specific insurance policies or by inclusion of the …
  • FAR 31.205-16 Gains and losses on disposition or impairment of depreciable property or other capital assets.
    …losses from the sale, retirement, or other disposition (but see 31.205-19) of depreciable property shall be included in the year in which they occur as credits or charges to the cost grouping(s) in which the depreciation or amortization app…
  • FAR 45.104 Responsibility and liability for Government property.
    (a) Generally, contractors are not held liable for loss of Government property under the following types of contracts: (1) Cost-reimbursement contracts. (2) Time-and-material contracts. (3) Labor-hour contracts. (4) Fixed-price contract…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    As prescribed in 45.107(a), insert the following clause: Government Property (SEP 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Cannibalize means to remove parts from Government property for use or for installation on other Government p…
  • DFARS 252.237-7014 Loss or damage (count-of-articles).
    …rticles. (c) The Contractor shall pay to the Government the value of any lost or damaged property using Federal supply schedule price lists. If the property is not on these price lists, the Contracting Officer shall determine a fair and re…
  • DFARS 252.247-7016 Contractor liability for loss or damage.
    …service for which specific types of traffic apply as described in DoD 4500.34-R, Personal Property Traffic Management Regulation. (b) For shipments picked up under Schedule I, Outbound Services, or delivered under Schedule II, Inbound Serv…
  • DFARS 252.228-7007 Public Aircraft and State Aircraft Operations—Liability.
    …ations. (1) The Contractor assumes responsibility for all damage or injury to persons or property, including the Contractor's employees and property, and Government personnel and property, occasioned through the use, maintenance, and opera…
  • DFARS 252.247-7007 Liability and insurance.
    …C 1991) (a) The Contractor shall be— (1) Liable to the Government for loss or damage to property, real and personal, owned by the Government or for which the Government is liable; (2) Responsible for, and hold the Government harmless fro…
  • FAR 28.307-2 Liability.
    …age written on the comprehensive form of policy of at least $500,000 per occurrence. (2) Property damage liability insurance shall be required only in special circumstances as determined by the agency. (c) Automobile liability. The contra…
  • DFARS 252.217-7012 Liability and insurance.
    …e its best efforts to prevent accidents, injury, or damage to all employees, persons, and property, in and about the work, and to the vessel or part of the vessel upon which work is done. (b) Loss or damage to the vessel, materials, or equ…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …with research, planning, development, design, construction, alteration, or repair of real property; and (3) Those other professional services of an architectural or engineering nature, or incidental services, that members of the architectu…
  • FAR 31.205-35 Relocation costs.
    …aragraph (a)(4) of this subsection, shall not exceed 14 percent of the sales price of the property sold. (4) Continuing costs of ownership of the vacant former actual residence being sold, such as maintenance of building and grounds (exclu…
  • FAR 45.101 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Cannibalize means to remove parts from Government property for use or for installation on other Government property. Contractor-acquired property means property acquired, fabricated, or otherwise provided by the cont…
  • FAR 47.001 Definitions.
    …al public. Household goods in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 13102 means personal effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling, when a part of the equipment or supply of such dwelling, and similar property if the transportation of such…
  • FAR 52.228-7 Insurance—Liability to Third Persons.
    … general liability (bodily injury), comprehensive automobile liability (bodily injury and property damage) insurance, and such other insurance as the Contracting Officer may require under this contract. (2) The Contractor may, with the app…
  • FAR 52.228-8 Liability and Insurance—Leased Motor Vehicles.
    … or damage caused by the negligence of the Contractor, its agents, or employees; and (2) Property of third persons, or the injury or death of third persons, if the Government is liable for such loss, damage, injury, or death under the Fede…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    … advance payments made under this contract and any related interest charges. (i) Lien on property under contract. (1) All advance payments under this contract, together with interest charges, shall be secured, when made, by a lien in favor…
  • FAR 52.237-4 Payment by Government to Contractor.
    …ines that the Government shall make payment to the contractor in addition to any title to property that the contractor may receive under the contract: Payment by Government to Contractor (APR 1984) (a) In ___ [insert full if Alternate I i…
  • FAR 52.237-5 Payment by Contractor to Government.
    …l of improvements whenever the contractor is to receive title to dismantled or demolished property and a net amount of compensation is due to the Government, except if the contracting officer determines that it would be advantageous to the …
  • FAR 52.237-6 Incremental Payment by Contractor to Government.
    …val of improvements (a) if the contractor is to receive title to dismantled or demolished property and a net amount of compensation is due the Government, and (b) if the contracting officer determines that it would be advantageous to the Go…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    … liability provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.245-1, Government Property, with respect to covered aircraft. (3) The Contractor is not liable for loss, damage, or destruction of covered aircraft as the result of no…
  • FAR 47.102 Transportation insurance.
    (a) The Government generally (1) retains the risk of loss of and/or damage to its property that is not the legal liability of commercial carriers and (2) does not buy insurance coverage for its property in the possession of commercial carri…
  • FAR 47.207-7 Liability and insurance.
    …officer shall specify— (1) The contractor's liability for injury to persons or damage to property other than the freight being transported; (2) The contractor's liability for loss of and/or damage to the freight being transported; and (3…
  • FAR 52.249-10 Default (Fixed-Price Construction).
    …ppliances, and plant on the work site necessary for completing the work. (2) If title to property is vested in the Contractor under this contract, it shall revest in the Government regardless of any other clause of this contract, except fo…
  • FAR 52.250-1 Indemnification Under Public Law 85-804.
    …s of the Contractor) for death; personal injury; or loss of, damage to, or loss of use of property; (2) Loss of, damage to, or loss of use of Contractor property, excluding loss of profit; and (3) Loss of, damage to, or loss of use of Gov…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …h as through a system of accounts. Actual cash value means the cost of replacing damaged property with other property of like kind and quality in the physical condition of the property immediately before the damage. Actual costs means (ex…
  • FAR 37.302 Bonds or other security.
    … contracting officer considers adequate to (a) ensure completion of the work, (b) protect property to be retained by the Government, (c) protect property to be provided as compensation to the contractor, and (d) protect the Government again…
  • FAR 51.202 Authorization.
    … the contractor has obtained motor vehicle liability insurance covering bodily injury and property damage, with limits of liability as required or approved by the agency, protecting the contractor and the Government against third-party clai…
  • FAR 52.228-10 Vehicular and General Public Liability Insurance.
    … bodily injury of not less than $____ for each person and $__ for each occurrence and (2) property damage of not less than $____ for each accident and $____ in the aggregate. (b) The Contractor also agrees to maintain workers' compensation…
  • FAR 52.246-24 Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items.
    …r provision of this contract, the Contractor shall not be liable for loss of or damage to property of the Government (including the supplies delivered under this contract) that (1) occurs after Government acceptance of the supplies delivere…
  • DFARS 228.102-70 Defense Environmental Restoration Program construction contracts.
    …tion or compensation of the obligee for loss or liability arising from personal injury or property damage, even if the injury or damage was caused by a breach of the bonded contract; and (d) Once it has taken action to meet its obligations…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …'s assumption of risk. The liability provisions of the clause at FAR 52.245-1, Government Property, do not apply to the aircraft impacted by a notice of revocation. (1) Preliminary notice of revocation. (i) When finding that contractor man…
  • DFARS 247.270-1 Definitions.
    …rkmen's compensation, social security taxes, unemployment insurance, taxes, liability and property damage insurance, general and administrative expenses, and profit. Stevedoring is the— (1) Loading of cargo from an agreed point of rest on…
  • DFARS 252.235-7000 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Fixed Price.
    …rsons for death, bodily injury, sickness, or disease, or the loss, damage, or lost use of property. Claims include those for reasonable expenses of litigation or settlement. The term third persons includes employees of the contractor; (2) …
  • DFARS 252.235-7001 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Cost Reimbursement.
    …rsons for death, bodily injury, sickness, or disease, or the loss, damage, or lost use of property. Claims include those for reasonable expenses of litigation or settlement. The term “third persons” includes employees of the Contractor; (2…
  • DFARS 252.246-7003 Notification of Potential Safety Issues.
    … or injury or occupational illness requiring hospitalization; loss of a weapon system; or property damage exceeding $1,000,000. Subcontractor means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnishes supplies or services to or for th…
  • FAR 28.301 Policy.
    …act specifically relieves the contractor of liability for loss of or damage to Government property. (2) The Government reserves the right to disapprove the purchase of any insurance coverage not in the Government's interest. (3) Allowabil…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …d in the contract, the Contractor's obligation to correct or replace Government-furnished property shall be governed by the clause pertaining to Government property. (e) Definitions. (1) The clause at FAR 52.202-1, Definitions, is incorpor…
  • FAR 52.236-9 Protection of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities, and Improvements.
    … all existing improvements and utilities (1) at or near the work site and (2) on adjacent property of a third party, the locations of which are made known to or should be known by the Contractor. The Contractor shall repair any damage to th…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.